Early vitrectomy in the treatment of post‐operative purulent endophthalmitis

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 455-460

  Laatikainen, L ^a   Tarkkanen, A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

cataract surgery; endophthalmitis; ocular infection; ocular surgery; vitreous surgery

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFOTAXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; ANTIBIOTICS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISONE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0023242395     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1987.tb07023.x     Document Type: Article

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